A great week at the DZ with Students, Tandems, B-Rels, and Fun Jumpers all getting involved, plus a solid milestone to celebrate. Big congratulations to Ross on smashing his 100th jump – awesome achievement.
Cheers to everyone who made it out, helped out, jumped in, or just brought the good vibes. Here’s to blue skies ahead…
🏁 On Saturday 2 May, Bill ran a First Jump Course with Sarah, Shane, Matty, and Taylah, who all went on to complete AFF Stages 1 to 3 – welcome to the skies. Sam and Halit joined in as Refreshers and got back into the air with coach jumps. Continuing the momentum, Brendan progressed through Stages 3 to 6, building solid skills and confidence with each jump.
Thanks to our Instructors for looking after the students and keeping everyone safe in freefall and under canopy, Rebecca, Robin, Toddy, Shani, Adrian, and Marc.
AFF Students Photo Album of the week
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Brendan AFF 4 – photo by Bec – 28th April 2026
Brendan AFF 5 – photo by Bec – 29th April 2026
Brendan AFF 6 exit – photo by Adrian – 29th April 2026
Brendan AFF 6 sunset freefall – photo by Adrian – 29th April 2026
Matty AFF 1 exit – photo by Li – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Matty AFF 2 with Nicole and instructor Li – 3rd May 2026
Matty AFF 3 with Bec – photo by Adrian – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Matty, Taylah, and Shane after their AFF 3 jumps – photo by Bill C. – Mon., 4th April 2026
Sarah AFF 1 checking-in with instructor Marc D. – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Sarah AFF 1 with instructors Marc and Bec – 3rd May 2026
Sarah AFF 2 – nice delta movement – photo by Marc D. – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Sarah AFF 2 with Marc – photo by Bec – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Adrian and Ash with their student Shane before his AFF Stage 1 – 3rd May 2026
Sarah AFF 3 – photo by Marc D. – Sun., 3rdMay 2026
Shane AFF 3 good position – phot by Ash – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Shane AFF 3 Practice-Pull – photo by Ash – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Shane AFF 3 with Ash – photo by Adrian – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Taylah, Sarah, Shane, and Matty – 1st Jump Course – 2nd April 2026
Taylah AFF 1 just before exiting the plane – photo by Shani – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Taylah AFF 1 looking for the ground with Toddy giving thumbs up – photo by Shani – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Taylah before her AFF Stage 1 with instructors Shani and Toddy – 3rd May 2026
Taylah AFF 1 opening with Shani tracking off – photo by Toddy – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Taylah AFF 2 Perfect Delta – photo by Shani – Sun 3rd May 20 26
Taylah AFF 3 exit stoke – photo by Toddy – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Taylah AFF 3 – photo by Toddy holding on – photo by Shani – Sun., 3rd May 2026
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B-Rels, Coach & Fun Jumps
The Learning Curve Camp ran from Monday to Friday, bringing together Novices and Fun Jumpers for a week of focused progression. While the weather threw a few challenges early on, the camp still delivered valuable coaching, learning, and great vibes all around – exactly what these camps are all about.
Coach jumps during the week included Brittany, who worked through B-Rel 5, along with Marianne and Roni, all continuing their progression. Thanks to our coaches Rebecca, Ashley, Ben, and Logan for looking after them.
And a big shoutout as well to Alex S., who is currently undertaking his AFF Instructor Course – how good!
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Alex S. on his Instructor Course – photo by Shani – Sun., 3rd May 2026
Britt B-Rel 5 with coach Alex S. – Wed., 29th April 2026
Britt B-Rel 6 fun exit – photo by Bec – Fri., 1st May 2026
Halit refresher – photo by Bec – Sat., 2nd May 2026
Look who’s flying turbines! Alan G. Moss – Photo by Bec – 29th April 2026
Marianne B-Rel 1 -photo by Ben – 28th April 2026
Marianne B-Rel 2 – photo by Ben – 3rd May 2026
Roni B-Rel 6.3 – photo by Logan – 3rd May 2026
Sam Refresher Hi Five – photo by Ash – Sat., 2nd May 2026
Skydive in the morning – photo by Bec – 29th April 2026
Tandem Skydivers
Tandem jumpers this week included Maxwell and Iain, both taking the leap and enjoying the experience. Big cheers to those who took the Video/Photo Package to capture that unforgettable first jump!
Thanks to our Tandem Masters Ty and Robin for getting them safely into the sky.
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Maxwell Tandem under canopy – photo by Ty – 3rd May 2026
Maxwell Tandem freefall – photo by Ty – 3rd May 2026
Need a jump buddy?
Finished your training and you are looking for someone to jump with? Let manifest know and they will put you in contact with our Load Energiser, who will either jump with you, or match you up with a jump buddy. No charge. All you pay for is your own jump slot.
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